1659 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1659 in Ireland.
Incumbent
- Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell (until 25 May)
Events
- 25 May â Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.[1]
- 15 June â Henry Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Births
- September â Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne (d.1691)
- 28 October â Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet (d.1726)